Did anybody hear about this 2 for 1 (Ides of March/Moneyball)?
12-02-11, 07:44 PM
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Did anybody hear about this 2 for 1 (Ides of March/Moneyball)?
I was looking at Fandango for my local theater, and it turns out that they are doing a 2 for 1 (or....a double feature) with Ides of March and Moneyball (both Columbia releases). I just googled it and it looks like this is a national thing. I'm definitely interested, but I haven't seen this type of thing rolled out before aside from the Toy Story 1/2, and the 5/10 movie things for Best Picture near Oscar season.
12-02-11, 07:48 PM
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Funny, just noticed this same thing in my newspaper listing. I really would have been interested in this if I hadn't seen Moneyball last month.
12-02-11, 07:54 PM
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Re: Did anybody hear about this 2 for 1 (Ides of March/Moneyball)?
Indeed, a lot of places are doing this. The beginning of December is a slow week for releases (stuff trailing off Thanksgiving, and a bit too early for big awards pushes), so Sony is rereleasing both films to make a bit more scratch and increase both films' exposure in time for nominations. A fine play; Ides of March may not have been a home run - but it gets on base.
12-02-11, 08:41 PM
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12-02-11, 08:59 PM
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Re: Did anybody hear about this 2 for 1 (Ides of March/Moneyball)?
Damn, been eons since I've seen Columbia do this. I saw Men In Black and Air Force One together during a promo just like this back in '97 or '98 at a Regal Cinema.
12-03-11, 12:22 AM
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Yup, Regal is where I'm going for this.
Edit: SOLD OUT? Wow, did not expect that for a 2 p.m. on a Saturday. Bought tickets for tonight and getting there early this time.
Edit: SOLD OUT? Wow, did not expect that for a 2 p.m. on a Saturday. Bought tickets for tonight and getting there early this time.
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12-03-11, 09:07 PM
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Re: Did anybody hear about this 2 for 1 (Ides of March/Moneyball)?
I noticed this at the Regals around here. They should offer double features more often. The last time I actually saw something like this was at a theater near where I grew up in TN. One weekend, they were showing October Sky and then EDtv after that. And then a couple years later, it was Die Another Day and something else. But both were 2/1 options.
And no, to this day, I still don't know why I sat through EDtv.
And no, to this day, I still don't know why I sat through EDtv.
